Players who played for Ajax and Willem II

15 players have played for both Ajax and Willem II, according to Wikidata. The best known include Frenkie de Jong, Marc Overmars and Jaap Stam. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Frenkie de Jong. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1989 (John Veldman), the most recent in 2016 (Branco van den Boomen).

The full list (15 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityAjaxWillem II
Frenkie de JongMidfielderNetherlands2016–20192015
Marc OvermarsMidfielderNetherlands1992–19971991–1992
Jaap StamDefenderNetherlands2006–20071995–1996
Tomáš GalásekMidfielderCzech Republic2000–20061996–2000
Denny LandzaatMidfielderNetherlands1995–19961999–2014
Mounir El HamdaouiForwardKingdom of the Netherlands2010–20122006–2007
Kenneth VermeerGoalkeeperNetherlands2005–20142007–2008
Lucas AndersenMidfielderDenmark2012–2015since 2015
Mitchell DonaldMidfielderSuriname2007–20112010
Kizito MusampaMidfielderNetherlands1994–19972008–2009
John VeldmanDefenderKingdom of the Netherlands1996–19971989–1991
Richairo ŽivkovićForwardNetherlands2014–20152015
Mitchell DijksDefenderNetherlands2012–20142014–2015
Branco van den BoomenMidfielderNetherlands2023–20262016–2017
Rydell PoeponMidfielderKingdom of the Netherlands2005–20082007–2008

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With Ajax

With Willem II